Where was I during the G20 protest????

So as you all probably heard, London held the G20 summit this year, which sparked many protests in the London city. Protestors were announcing that they were going to be attacking bankers and any corporate people. Now, recall to where I said my internship was: AIG. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I was RIGHT in the heart of the G20 protests, where any normal person was told to avoid.

I walked into work earlier that week, and noticed that everyone was wearing street clothes (jeans, hoodies, sneakers, etc.) So I asked my supervisor what's up, and she said for safety reasons, we were allowed (and advised) to wear street clothes to work so that we blended in with the public. They were scared that we would get targeted when going to work if we wore our normal business attire. While this kind of excited me because I got to dress down for the week, another part of me grew scared....Was I going to get hurt this week????

So Wednesday was what I like to call JUDGEMENT DAY. Many of my friends told me to avoid going to work because it was the main day of protests, and police were saying things could get extremely dangerous. And besides, the protests were going to be happening basically right outside my office. However, being the nosey and curious girl I am, I decided I would go and check things out. It was so weird! My street was completely blocked off except for like a million police officers patrolling. Then, as I'm about to turn the corner to go to my building, I LITERALLY walk RIGHT into a march of abou 60 anarchists, all dressed in black, screaming, and ready to start trouble. I just kind of kept my head down and pushed my way through. While they did not do anything harmful around me, they ended up destroying property and several banks. I ended up being sent home early because my boss feared things could get worse. Luckily, things remained pretty calm the rest of the day. Only one man died, and that was due to a heart attack.

So basically, I come to London to find a once in a lifetime experience/adventure, and I end up being right in the middle of a landmark event....kind of cool, huh?